ThaiHealth Pilots AI Persona Health in 7 Upper South Provinces

MGR Online•Politics•13d ago

Reader Briefing

ThaiHealth is launching an AI-powered health application, "Persona Health," in seven upper southern provinces to foster healthier lifestyles starting with executives in a pilot program.

•Health Organization Thailand Promotion (ThaiHealth) is piloting the "Persona Health" AI application in 7 upper southern provinces.
•The initiative aims to create healthy role models by transforming behaviors from executives to communities.
•The application analyzes individual health risks and needs to provide personalized care plans.
•An assessment in the region revealed that over 68% of personnel have risks related to BMI and waist circumference.

Overview

•Health Organization Thailand Promotion (ThaiHealth) is piloting the AI application "Persona Health" in 7 provinces of Health Area 11.
•The "Persona Health" application was developed to address differing individual health problems by using AI to analyze behavioral data and personal needs.
•ThaiHealth Academy representatives will provide knowledge and guidance on using the application over a 2-month period within Health Area 11.
•The pilot program aims to provide personalized health risk analysis and lifestyle adjustments.
•Training will commence with executives to serve as health behavior change role models before expanding to staff, service users, and the general public.
•A health assessment of personnel in Health Area 11 revealed that 68.07% have risks related to exceeding BMI and waist circumference.
•The "Persona Health" application is being implemented in 7 model provinces in the upper southern region, including Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Krabi, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, and Chumphon.
•The initiative seeks to transform health behaviors starting with executives in these provinces, subsequently cascading the positive health practices to employees, service users, and local communities.

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Key Quotes

Nakhonin Phramorathat

"The key strength of the Persona Health application is its 'strong health knowledge base' from numerous health media. ThaiHealth is therefore piloting proactive health promotion by implementing the Persona Health application in all 7 provinces of Health Area 11."

จุดแข็งสำคัญของแอปพลิเคชัน Persona Health คือการมี “ฐานข้อมูลความรู้สุขภาพที่แข็งแกร่ง” จากสื่อสุขภาพจำนวนมาก สสส. จึงได้นำร่องเดินหน้าสนับสนุนการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพเชิงรุก ผ่านการนำแอปพลิเคชัน “Persona Health” ไปใช้ในพื้นที่เขตสุขภาพที่ 11 ทั้ง 7 จังหวัด

Dr. Thanarax Phlipat

"From health assessments of personnel in Health Area 11, it was found that 68.07% have risks from BMI and waist circumference exceeding normal limits."

จากการประเมินสุขภาพบุคลากรในพื้นที่เขตสุขภาพที่ 11 พบว่า มีภาวะเสี่ยงจาก BMI และรอบเอวเกิน 68.07%

Key Entities

Organization

Health Organization Thailand Promotion (ThaiHealth)(สสส.)ℹ️

The organization is piloting an AI-powered health application to promote healthy lifestyles in selected provinces.

ThaiHealth Academy

The educational arm of ThaiHealth responsible for providing knowledge and guidance during the "Persona Health" pilot program.